Donji Kukuruzari ( sr-Cyrl, Доњи Кукурузари
) is a village and a municipality in
Croatia
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in the
Sisak-Moslavina County
Sisak-Moslavina County ( hr, Sisačko-moslavačka županija) is a Croatian Counties of Croatia, county in eastern Central Croatia and southwestern Slavonia. It is named after the city of Sisak and the region Moslavina just across the river Sava. ...
. Donji Kukuruzari is underdeveloped municipality which is statistically classified as the
First Category Area of Special State Concern by the
Government of Croatia
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.
It has a population of 1,634 (census 2011), in the following
settlements:
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Babina Rijeka, population 127
*
Borojevići, population 119
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Donja Velešnja, population 261
*
Donji Bjelovac, population 43
* Donji Kukuruzari, population 297
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Gornja Velešnja, population 73
*
Gornji Bjelovac, population 53
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Gornji Kukuruzari, population 51
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Knezovljani
Knezovljani is a village in the Donji Kukuruzari municipality of central Croatia. It is connected by the D30 highway. According to the 2011 census, there was a total of 81 inhabitants.
History
The village was part of the Republic of Serbian Kraj ...
, population 81
*
Komogovina
Komogovina ( sr-Cyrl, Комоговина) is a village in the Donji Kukuruzari municipality of central Croatia.
It is the location of the Serbian Orthodox Komogovina Monastery Monastery of the Transfiguration of the Lord is a Serbian Orthodox m ...
, population 126
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Kostreši Bjelovački, population 43
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Lovča, population 19
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Mečenčani
Mečenčani ( sr-cyr, Меченчани) is a village in the Donji Kukuruzari municipality, Central Croatia.
Geography
The village is located in the region of Banovina (known as ''Banija'').
History
In 1905, the municipality of Mečenčani ...
, population 148
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Prevršac, population 120
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Umetić
Umetić is a village in the Donji Kukuruzari municipality in central Croatia. It is connected by the D30 highway.
Geography
Umetić is located in Banovina.
History
The region was held by Krajina Serbs during the Croatian War of Independence. ...
, population 73
Demographics
*1991
Serbs
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The majority of Serbs live in their na ...
were majority 249 (82.72%), then
Croats
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43 (14.28%),
Yugoslavs
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2 (0.66%) and others 7 (2.32%).
*2011 census, 64.44% (1053) were
Croats
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and 34.82% (569) were
Serbs
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The majority of Serbs live in their na ...
.
Religion
Serbian Orthodox Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos
Serbian Orthodox Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos in Donji Kukuruzari was completed in 1838 while its
iconostasis
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was painted in 1871 by painter Mihail Kutlija from
Jasenovac.
The church was devastated by the
Ustashe regime during the World War II
.
The church's ring-bell was reconstructed just before the beginning of the Croatian War of Independence and it contained some of the icons originating from the nearby prominent
Komogovina School of Orthodox art.
References
Populated places in Sisak-Moslavina County
Serb communities in Croatia
Municipalities of Croatia
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